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Home For The Holidays LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC DVD Set Includes Featurette of the Making of Nothing Like the Holidays and Film Soundtrack Actors: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez Genres: Comedy PG-13     1hr 38min Special edition includes film soundtrack and a feature of the making of Nothing Like the Holidays! — Review — If Nothing Like the Holidays appears to have little in common with Frank Capra's small-town perennial It's a Wonde...  more »rful Life, Alfredo De Villa's urban dramedy also mixes the bitter with the sweet. The fireworks begin when Eduardo and Anna Rodriguez (Alfred Molina and Elizabeth Peña) welcome their Puerto Rican brood to celebrate Christmas in Chicago: Iraq War veteran Jesse (Illinois native Freddy Rodríguez), struggling actress Roxanna (Death Proof's Vanessa Ferlitto), and attorney Mauricio (John Leguizamo) and his tightly-wound spouse, Sarah (Debra Messing). While Roxanna finds herself drawn to family friend Ozzy (Jay Hernandez), a former gang-banger, Jesse struggles with his feelings for ex-girlfriend Marissa (Melonie Diaz), who's moved on in his absence, and Anna laments her lack of grandchildren, but when she announces she's divorcing Edy, a bodega proprietor, the entire clan decides to make the most of their last holiday together. If De Villa's intentions are honorable, and his cast is up to the task--especially Molina and Rodríguez--the two halves of his film make for an awkward fit. Jesse's shell-shocked veteran, for instance, belongs to a different movie than that of his wisecracking cousin, Johnny (Luis Guzmán). Then, when Ozzy picks up a gun in an act of revenge, domestic drama and ethnic comedy collide with the hood flick. Unlike the many brash and materialistic entertainments crowding the multiplex at the end of the year, Nothing Like the Holidays prioritizes cultural and emotional matters, but still registers as more of a missed opportunity than a contemporary classic. --Kathleen C. Fennessy  « less

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Movie Details Actors: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez Creators: Luis Guzmán, John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina, Freddy Rodríguez, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito, Jay Hernandez, Elizabeth Peña Genres: Comedy Sub-Genres: Comedy Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Subtitled Theatrical Release Date: 00/00/2008 Run Time: 1hr 38min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 2 SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Edition: Limited Edition MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Subtitles: English, Spanish See Also: Nothing Like the Holidays [Blu-ray] Nothing Like The Holidays Similar Movies El Cantante 26    R   2007   1hr 56min     Four Christmases Blu-ray Director: Seth Gordon 77    PG-13   2009   1hr 28min     Living the Life Director: Alex Munoz 5    R   2005   1hr 26min Quinceanera 15    R   2007   1hr 31min This Christmas Director: Preston A. Whitmore II 27    PG-13   2008   1hr 57min     A Nanny For Christmas Director: Michael Feifer 5    NR   2010   1hr 28min The Open Road 19    PG-13   2009   1hr 30min Four Christmases Director: Seth Gordon 111    PG-13   2009   1hr 28min     My Family Director: Gregory Nava 15    R   2004   2hr 8min The Family Stone Full Screen Edition 273    PG-13   2006   1hr 43min     Hoodwinked Too Hood vs Evil Director: Mike Disa 11    PG   2011   1hr 27min     Coopers' Christmas Director: - 3    NR   2010   1hr 32min Maldeamores 4    R   2008   1hr 28min Similarly Requested DVDs Enough Said Blu-ray 17     Dudley Do Right Director: Hugh Wilson 71    PG   1999   1hr 17min     Cabin Boy Director: Adam Resnick 81    PG-13   2002   1hr 20min     Reba - Season 2 Director: Scarlett Pomers 28    NR   2005   9hr 3min     The Loop - Season 1 Director: Jay Chandrasekhar 3    NR   2007   2hr 33min     Becker - The First Season 15    UR   2008   6hr 0min     Fred Claus Director: David Dobkin 90    PG   2008   1hr 56min     He's Just Not That Into You Director: Ken Kwapis 174    PG-13   2009   2hr 9min     Mercy Complete First Season 22    NR   2010   1hr 0min     Chariots of Fire 18    PG   2011

Member Movie Reviews K. K. (GAMER) Reviewed on 11/27/2024... Slowburn. A few things that should have been omitted but overall a good family holiday story.